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The complete guide to accidental damage insurance
NRLA partners Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance explain everything landlords need to know about accidental damage, from who is responsible for repairs, to how to reduce your risks and what you should do if your property is affected by accidental damage.
NRLA launches new property redress scheme pilot
Today the National Residential Landlords Association, in association with the Property Redress Scheme and The Dispute Service, launches a pilot redress scheme to help landlords and tenants resolve disputes.
Blog: Wales legislative update
With Renting Homes Wales set to come into force from July 15 2022, the Welsh Government is busy producing the additional legislation and materials required to implement the Act. Alongside this, the Welsh Government has taken steps to increase council tax on second homes and holiday lets, as well as inviting the NRLA to provide evidence on second homes at the Local Government and Housing Committee. Policy Manager James Wood explains more.
Government wrong to make landlords pay to replace unsafe cladding argue MP's
Ministers have proposed that landlords renting out more than one leasehold property will be excluded from its commitment that no leaseholder should have to pay for the removal of unsafe cladding following the Grenfell tragedy.
Serious landlords won't shut the door on the government's latest rental reforms
Dr Mobuin Faizullah-Khan of NRLA recognised supplier GetGround writes about rental reform.
NRLA quizzes housing minister
Rental reform, landlord registration and cladding were on the agenda this week as NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle quizzed Eddie Hughes, the Minister for the Private Rented Sector on plans for the market.
NRLA to attend Property Investor Show this Spring
The NRLA will exhibit at the Property Investor Show this April, with NRLA Chief Executive Ben Beadle and London regional representative Richard Blanco also set to speak at the event.
Cladding- Government open to discussion about support for private landlords
This week, Lord Naseby raised an amendment to the Building Safety Bill which would ensure all individual landlords renting out leasehold properties would be included in the Government's plans that no leaseholders should pay to remediate unsafe cladding. NRLA deputy director of campaigns and policy Meera Chindooroy writes about what landlords need to know.
New extension to temporary Right to Rent rules
The Government has announced that temporary changes to Right to Rent checks, first introduced to minimise face-to-face contact, will remain in place until the end of September 2022.
London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year warns report
London needs almost 85,000 new private rented homes a year to meet its housing needs, a new report has found.
